Two types of Kid's Self Defence

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1. An attack/abduction from an adult predator.

2. A physical or psychological attack from another kid (bully.)

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Here at WSH Self Defence we cover both of the above.  For the former scenario, we teach kids how to be smart and stay safe and how to escape should they ever be targeted by an adult predator.  For the latter scenario, read on to discover how we can help.

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Our Kid's Self Defence Programme will prevent your children ever being bullied!  The first step is reading this!

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What is bullying?

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Bullying can take many forms, name calling, rumour spreading, excluding and isolating, cyber- bulling or causing physical harm.

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Who does bullying affect?

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N.S.P.C.C. figures suggest nearly half of children and young people (46%) have been bullied at school at some point in their lives.  This figure doesn’t include bullying that happens outside of school and the majority of bullying incidents never get reported.  Evidently it affects a lot of people!

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What are the effects of bullying?

 

Bullying makes the lives of its victims a misery. It shatters their confidence and destroys their sense of security. It can have a huge effect on the victim’s progress in life.

Bullying causes sadness, low self-esteem, anxiety, and an inability to concentrate. It can lead to self-harm, depression, suicidal thoughts and, in some cases, suicide.

 

Long-term there is evidence that, for some people, being bullied as a child can also be the cause of emotional problems as an adult.  Acts of violence including mass shootings have been linked to victims of bullying.

 

 

How can you stop/prevent bullying?

 

It can be difficult for a child to tell their parents that they are being bullied.  If they do, parents tend to do one of 5 things;

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1. Tell their child to try and ignore the bully.

2. Move them to a different class or school.

3. Tell their child to challenge or even to attack the bully.

4. Go to the school and report the problem to the staff.

5. Tell their child that the problem is not so bad and that they just need to 'toughen up' a bit.

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The problem with all of these is that that they are unlikely to provide a long-term solution and can even make things worse for the child for the following reasons;

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1. Your child may not be able to just ignore the bully.  The fact that they are telling you about it means that whatever the bully is doing is causing them increasing stress.  This creates a pressure cooker type situation in their heads and they are looking to you to provide relief.  By instructing them to just ignore the bully you risk inadvertently denying them of a release valve.  They may eventually explode!

2. Moving your child may give them some relief in the short-term but could have a detrimental impact on their confidence as they may feel they have run away from the problem.  Also if your child has been a victim of a bully, then no matter where you move them to, another bully will target them and the cycle will start again.  Bullies are everywhere and they will see a child that has already suffered damage to their confidence as an easy target.

3. Telling your child to attack a larger stronger bully without first giving them effective skills to defend themselves will most likely get them beaten up!

4. Zero tolerance procedures on violence set by schools can sometimes work against the victim and for the bully.  This is because bullying is not purely physical.  Bullying can be just as damaging when in the form of psychological or verbal abuse.  The bully abuses the victim without crossing the line that would be considered violence and the victim is unable to fight back for fear of getting into trouble.

5. The problem is bad or the child would not be telling their parents about it.  If they knew how to deal with the bully they would have done it by now.  Trying to toughen up by getting used to being bullied can be detrimental to a child’s mental health.

 

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So what is the solution? 

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The solution has to start with the victim.  They have to be given the verbal and physical skills to give them the confidence to deal with the situation in a controlled assertive and unless absolutely necessary non-violent manner.  They need to be able to see light at the end of the tunnel and be aware that they can put a stop to bullying for good.

 

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How can we help?

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In just one class we can make a huge improvement to your child’s life.  We can teach them the skills and techniques that will transform them into a person that cannot be bullied now or ever.

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• They will learn to understand why the bully does what he/she does and that it is in no way the fault of your child.

• That they are not weak and the bully is not better than them.

• How to set boundaries that they will not let the bully cross.

• Teach them how to nullify the bully’s attacks.

• Coach them effective self defence strategies.  Techniques that are non-violent so can be used without fear of them getting in to trouble.

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Unfortunately we as parents cannot be there to protect our children every second of every day.  However we can give them the tools to look after themselves.

 

Our Kid's  Self Defence Programme is specifically designed to;

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• Give them skills to defend themselves.

• Build their confidence.

• Keep them safe.

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The time to act is now! It does not matter if your child is or has been bullied or not.  Our Kid's Self Defence Programme will give them the skills that will help them deal with whatever life throws their way.  They will learn life changing positive skills in a way that is tailored to their individual needs.   We have found that the best way to motivate kids to learn self defence is to make the sessions as fun as possible so the kid's don't even realise how much they are learning and developing and just view the sessions as play and fun.

 

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Additional Benefits of our Kid's Self Defence Programme

 

• No commitments necessary, your kid's can visit as often or as little as you like and you only pay for when they take part.

• It does not matter if a child misses a session as all techniques are continually reviewed.

• Children as young as 3 have been able to do this programme but we would recommend you child is 5 years old before they start to get the most out of the system.

• The maximum age for Kid's self Defence Programme is 15 years old.  After that they would be better off on the adults self defence courses.

• Techniques are taught as fun games to play, there is no pressure on the children to learn, it's all about having fun.

• You can combine the Kid's Self Defence Programme with any other course we offer.  For example if you wanted to do Kick Boxing or Women's Self Defence Programme you can attend with your kids and learn together.  Not only is this a great way of bonding and having fun with your kids, you both learn potentially life saving skills.  Also it works out very economical to train this way.

• We can have up to 4 children at a time on our mats and the total cost is still only £15.  As this is split between everyone, if there are 4 children it works out at only £3.75 per child so is excellent value for money.

• It doesn't matter if we are fully booked as we can just put on other sessions so your child will not miss out.

• There are no set times for the classes, you tell us when is best for you and (if our availability allows) we work around your schedule.

• If you require a larger group to attend that can be arranged but the cost will have to go up due to us needing to pay to hire a venue.

 

100,000 children go missing every year in the UK!  Nearly half of all children and young people become the victims of school bullies!  So many victims could be saved by proper training and increased awareness.  We believe every child should have some form of self defence training from both adult predators and child bullies.  Visit the contact us page if you have any further questions about our Kid's Self Defence Programme  

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